Tag: Ministry

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By micoots
27/06/2016 0

11 Ways to Become a “Global Christian” and Develop Your Heart for the Lost

Karen Coleman is a dear sister I worked with many years ago at my home church, Good Shepherd. She and her family spent 23 years in Cameroon, West Africa involved in Bible translation and missionary care, and now we have the privilege of having her on our EPM staff. I can’t think of anyone better qualified to write about developing a heart for missions.
David Bryant asks, “Who wouldn’t like to end each day, putting our heads on our pillows, confidently saying, ‘I know this day my life has counted..

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By micoots
26/06/2016 0

ISIS Fighters Launch New Attacks in Eastern Afghanistan

JALALABAD (India.com) — Heavy fighting between Afghan forces and Islamic State fighters has killed dozens of people, officials said today, raising fears the militant group is staging a comeback months after Kabul said they had been defeated.

The fighting began late on Friday in the Kot area of the Rodat district in eastern Nangarhar province after a contingent of IS fighters attacked police check posts, provincial governor Salim Khan Kunduzi said. The interior minis..

By micoots
25/06/2016 0

Fuller: God’s work, God’s way

Saturday, June 25, 2016
Meditation:
Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
—2 Corinthians 4:1-2 (ESV)
Quotation:
God’s own work must be done by God’s own ways. Otherwise, we can take no comfort in obtaining the end, if we cannot justify..

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By micoots
24/06/2016 0

The Pastor’s Pastor: Top Ten Books 6

The second book in the 1980s that profoundly influenced me and my ministry is Eugene H. Peterson, Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work. Think of all the phrases: paradigm shift, game changer, a new way of seeing, where have I been all my life. This little book literally overhauled my identity and vocation of pastor. I wrote about the transformative impact of Peterson’s book in my book Jesus the Pastor: Leading Others in the Character and Power of Christ. Eugene graciously wrote the..

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By micoots
24/06/2016 0

What Is The 8th (Eighth) Commandment In The Bible?

What is the 8th Commandment mentioned in the Bible? Is it still relevant for today?

The Ten Commandments

The false idea that Jesus did away with the Law is debunked by His saying, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them” (Matt 5:17) and in fact, “until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished” (Matt 5:18) which is exactly what Jesus did on the cross, but the..

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By micoots
22/06/2016 0

Every Kid’s a Preacher’s Kid

A few weeks ago, during a sermon at Highland (the Church I serve), I told a story about something that happened last year with my (then) 6 year old daughter, Eden.

It was, what I thought, a really cute story about her running onto the Arkansas Razorback field when she and I got to go down to the ground level last year. I said that at first I was embarrassed that she was doing that because we were with some important people from the University of Arkansas, but how, in realit..

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By micoots
21/06/2016 0

A Sojourn in Egypt (RJS)

Out of Egypt I called my son. (Hosea 11:1)
Sojourns in Egypt plays an important role in the sweep of Scripture running from the opening frames of the story of Abraham and the covenant promise in Genesis 12 through the early story of Jesus (Mt 2).
Abram obeyed the call of God and went to the land of Canaan with the promise that he would become a great nation there. But all was not milk and honey… or fertile pasture land and sheep. In fact, the land of Canaan was soon afflicted by a severe famine…

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By micoots
21/06/2016 0

What Is The 7th (Seventh) Commandment In The Bible?

What is the 7th Commandment from the Bible and applications for today’s believer?

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments were never part of the Old Testament or Mosaic Laws at all. These were written by the very finger of God and in stone, indicating their permanence, unlike the Mosaic Laws which were written on parchment or animal skins. These laws were only until the time of Christ and the completed work on Calvary. These laws all pointed forward to the coming work of Christ and were only ..

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By micoots
17/06/2016 0

Top Ten Books 5

Jesus Roiling His World

Ministry in the 1980s included a two year teaching opportunity on the faculty of Moody Bible Institute and being called as pastor to Bella Vista Church, Rockford, MI, where I served 24 years. You can imagine the many books that I read to keep my mind and heart vibrant. Yet, reflecting on the decade of the 80s, two books were profoundly influential on my view of Jesus and pastoral ministry. In the line-up today is book #5 of ten that shaped my life: Donald B. ..

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By micoots
15/06/2016 0

As SBC Backs Refugee Resettlement, World Relief Leader Resigns

Southern Baptists vote to encourage compassion, while Stephan Bauman reveals next move.

Southern Baptists adopted a resolution this morning encouraging fellow believers to offer “care, compassion, and the gospel” to refugees, while at the same time calling on the American government to “implement the strictest security measures possible in the refugee screening and selection process.”

While on the floor of the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), Resolution 12 on “refugee m..